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Economics: the study of how individuals and societies choose to allocate scarce productive resources among competing alternative uses and to distribute the products from these uses among the members of the society.

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Recommended Resources (All Resources: 40 databases | 272 e-journals )

Current index to statistics

Coverage:
1974-
Contains bibliographic citations to statistical books and articles in more than 1,000 journals.
DRI-WEFA basic economics databases

Coverage:
Data series are available at daily, weekly, and monthly frequencies with history from 1946-2001.
This database contains series data from four of the DRI-WEFA economics databases (basic, basic/d, basic/fx, basic/w) covering United States economic, financial, and demographic statistics. Concepts available are United States trade, population, production, income, housing, employment, and finance. Data series are available at daily, weekly, and monthly frequencies with history from 1946. Access info: Restricted to users with valid Notre Dame NetIDs.
EconLit

Coverage:
1969-
Comprehensive indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature (over 300 major economic journals and collected volumes) compiled from the American Economic Association's Journal of economic literature and the Index of economic articles in journals and collective volumes. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users.
Economist Intelligence Unit database access

Coverage:
1996-
Includes full text access to 1) Business Operations Report (Concise fortnightly business briefing), 2) Country Commerce (Guide to business environment, regulatory framework, trading risks, key economic indicators, including level of foreign direct investment), 3) Country Finance (In-depth analysis of national financial conditions and instruments, comprehensive guide on how to maximize return on overseas investments, case studies of foreign and domestic companies), 4) Country Monitor (Weekly briefings which highlight key developments from around the world affecting global business). Also: Business Africa, Business Asia, Business Eastern Europe, Business Europe, Business Latin America.
National Bureau of Economic Research

Contains information about NBER, contact addresses, and order and subscription information for its publications, with an option for online ordering. Many of its publications are available online and for downloading via FTP, including its working papers, NBER reporter, and NBER digest. Also provides information on forthcoming publications, and links to other economics sites.
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative effort of over 100 volunteers in 44 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components.
Source OECD

Includes 3 sections: studies by theme, periodicals, and statistics. Studies by theme, containing monographs and annual reports, include 19 topics: agriculture & food; education & skills; emerging economics; employment; energy; enterprise, industry & trade; environment & sustainable development; finance & investment; general economics & future studies; governance; international development; nuclear energy; science & information technology; social issues & migration; statistics sources & methods; taxation; territorial economy; transition economics; transport.
World Bank e-Library

Coverage:
1999-
Contains over 1,200 World Bank titles, searchable by keywords, title, and author.
World development indicators

Coverage:
1960- (where data are available)
The World Bank's comprehensive database on development data (social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators) including more than 500 indicators, more than 200 countries, and 18 regional and income groups; with coverage from 1960 onward, where data are available.